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SEARCH TOOL NAME
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TYPE
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WHEN TO USE
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Altavista
All the Web
Google
Teoma
Wisenut
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Search engine
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When you are looking for something very specific; for example, the name of a company, information on a person, a specific fact.
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Jux2
Vivismo
Ixquick
Dogpile
KartOO
QueryServer
All4One
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Meta-Search Engine
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When you are looking for an overview of a topic, or a broad sense of its coverage.
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Scirus
SOSIG
HUMBUL
Biography Center
PSIGate
GESource
QS News
QS Govt
Religion explorer
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Science
Social Science
Humanities
Biographies
Physical Science
Geography
News
Government Info
Religion
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Specialty Search Engine
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When you are looking for a specific type of information: Science, Social Science, Humanities, Biography, Physical Science, Geography, News, Government, etc.
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About.com
Infomine
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Internet Public Library
Digital Librarian
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Directory or Clearinghouse
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An excellent starting place for most general searches. Particularly helpful for narrowing topics.
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Ask Jeeves
Brain Boost
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Question Service
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These services allow you to type a question in natural language, and receive an answer from human experts or via artifical intelligence.
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DeweyBrowse
CyberDewey
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Virtual Library
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Librarians have attempted to bring order into the chaos of the Internet. These sites organize the web into traditional library classifications
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IPL Ready Reference
IPL News and Current Events
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Ready Reference
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When you are looking for a quick fact.
When you are looking for a current news story.
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